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Table of Contents
I. General Information ................................................................ 3
1. Preface..................................................................................... 3
2. Main Features........................................................................... 3
3. For Your Safety ......................................................................... 4
4. General Operation of the Receiver ............................................ 4
5. Front Panel ............................................................................... 5
6. Rear Panel................................................................................ 6
7. Remote Control Unit.................................................................. 7
8. Installation of the Receiver......................................................... 9
II. Software ..................................................................................... 11
1. Installation............................................................................... 12
1.1 Auto Search ...............................................................................12
1.2 Manual Search...........................................................................13
1.3 Reset.........................................................................................14
2. Program Manage.................................................................... 14
3. System Setup ......................................................................... 16
3.1 OSD Setup ................................................................................16
3.2 TV Setting ..................................................................................17
3.3 Access.......................................................................................18
3.4 Time Adjust ................................................................................18
3.5 System Information....................................................................19
4. Game ..................................................................................... 20
5. Shortcut Key Function ............................................................. 20
5.1 Program Guide ..........................................................................20
5.2 Program List..............................................................................20
5.3 Favourite List .............................................................................21
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5.4 Audio Select...............................................................................21
5.5 Volume.......................................................................................21
5.6 Information.................................................................................22
5.7 Subtitle.......................................................................................22
5.8 Pause ........................................................................................22
5.9 Text............................................................................................22
III. Technical Specification............................................................... 23
IV. Trouble Shooting ....................................................................... 25
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I. General Information
1. Preface
This receiver has powerful single chip processor: STi5518. It is fully compliant with
MPEG-2 and DVB-T standards. It can receive terrestrial digital TV signals transmitted
at the rate of 3.7~23.8Mb/S on the specific frequencies within the VHF or UHF band.
The available transmission channel bandwidths are: 7MHz and 8MHz. (bit rate pay-
load transmitted in the 8MHz channel from 4.98 to 31.67 Mbit/S). It can memorize
program parameters when power-off. The features of Electronic Program Guide dis-
play and auto search make it convenient to receive terrestrial digital TV signal. It
provides the enhanced OSD Multi-language menus. Equipped with the latest technol-
ogy and design, the receiver is ensured to offer high reliability and stability.
2. Main Features
v Fully DVB-T & MPEG-2 compliant
v Digital Reception covers VHF & UHF band
v Widescreen 16:9 and normal 4:3 Aspect Ratio
v Bandwidth of 7MHZ&8MHZ Supported
v Teletext/Bit Map subtitle, compliant with ETSI/EN300 472
v Closed Caption Hot Key
v 2000 Editable Channels
v 8 Groups of Favorite Channels
v Automatic, Manual or Easy installation
v Parental Lock Control
v Electronic Program Guide and Information Plate
v RF modulator for TV standard (PAL B/G, NTSC)
v Digital Audio Output S/P DIF
v Signal level & quality indicator
v Composite video output
v Software upgrade via RS-232 serial port
v Forcible PAL/ NTSC conversion
v Standby with low consumption
v Time adjustment
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3. For Your Safety
v Allow clear space around the receiver for sufficient ventilation
v Do not cover the receiver or place it on a unit that emits heat
v Use a soft cloth and a mild solution of washing liquid to clean the casing
v Do not connect or modify cables when the receiver is plugged in
v Do not remove the cover
v Do not allow the unit to be exposed to extreme heat, cold or humid conditions
v Never allow liquids, spray or other materials to come into contact with the
inside of the model.
4. General Operation of the Receiver
Throughout this manual you will find that the everyday operation of your receiver is
based on a series of user friendly on screen display and menus. These menus will
help you get the most from your STB, guiding you from installation, channel manager,
viewing to many other functions.
All functions can be carried out using the buttons on the RCU, and some of the
functions can also be carried out using the buttons on the front panel.
Please be aware that new software may change the functionality of the receiver.
Should you experience any difficulties with the operation of your unit, please consult
the relevant section of this manual, including the Problem Shooting, or alternatively
call your dealer or a customer service adviser.
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5. Front Panel
POWER: Press to switch between operation and standby modes
MENU: Press to display the Main Menu or exit from the displayed window
VOL: Press to adjust the volume when watching a program, or move the
cursor left or right in the menu
CH: Press to switch between programs when watching TV, or move the
cursor up or down in the menu
OK: Press to execute the selected item or confirm your menu input
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6. Rear Panel
LOOP OUT: Transmit a RF signal to the LOOP IN port on the receiver
S/P DIF: Connect to a Hi-Fi system
RS232:Connect to a PC
D-AUDIO: Connect to a Hi-Fi system
L-AUDIO/R-AUDIO: Connect to TV or audio tuner using RCA jack
S-VIDEO:Connect to the S-VIDEO jack of the TV or VCR
ANT IN: Connect to a terrestrial antenna
VIDEO: Connect to the TV using RCA jack
100-240V~: Power supply
ON /OFF: Main power switch
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7. Remote Control Unit
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Keys specification
: Switch between TV and Radio modes
: Pause/Play A/V
0 ~ 9: Enter number in the box mode or select a channel number to watch
Recall: Switch back to previous channel or rename the program in Program
Manager menu
AUDIO: Display Audio Select menu
SUB.T: Subtitle hotkey will select DVB bitmap type titles. Note that subtitles may
not always work as the broadcaster may not provide this service
MENU: Display the main menu on the screen or return to the previous menu.
: Move cursor left/right/up/down
P-/P+: Press to page up or down
: Press to mute
: Press to switch between operation and standby modes
TV/AV: Reserved
FAV: Display the favourite list
PAL/NTSC: Press to switch between PAL and NTSC
INFO: Show information of the current channel
Rename the favour list name in Program Manager menu
GUIDE: Pop up the Program Guide window on the non-menu mode
Aspect: Use this hotkey to select your televison screen format. Continuously
press this button to toggle through the different modes
TEXT: View the text information if the transmitting stream includes text data
EXIT: Return to the previous menu on the menu screen or escape from the item
OK: Execute the selected item in the menu
Pop up the Program List window on the non-menu mode
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8. Installation of the Receiver
This section explains the installation of the receiver. Refer to the manuals supplied
with the equipment for the installation of outdoor equipment such as the antenna.
When adding new equipment, be sure to refer to the related parts of the manual for the
installation.
Connecting to TV using RCA Support
Connecting to TV using S-VIDEO Support
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Connecting to another SVR
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II. Software
Installation
Auto Search
Manual Search
Reset
TV Setting
System Information
Time Adjust
Program Manage
System Setup
Game
NOTE: When using the receiver for the first time, turn the receiver to factory status
before operation .This can be done as follows: Press menu key on the RCU to run
the Main Menu menu where you can select Installation item by using key and
press OK key to enter into Instalaltion menu. In Installation Menu, select Reset item
and press OK key. Then a message box will be displayed on the screen. Press OK
key to resume the default.
OSD Setup
Access
Five Stone
Tetris
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Menu Information
Under the non-menu mode, pressing MENU key will dis-
play the Main Menu.
This menu consists of four menu options as shown below.
v Installation
v Program Manage
v System Setup
v Game
Use the keys to move up or down from one item to
another. The corresponding sub menu will be displayed
on the screen as long as OK key is pressed on the se-
lected item.
To escape the menu system at anytime, press EXIT or
MENU key on the RCU.
1. Installation
use keys to highlight Installation item in the Main
Menu and press OK key. Then Installation menu will be
displayed on the screen.
1.1 Auto Search
The program search can be performed in two different ways:
Auto Search and Manual Search. For beginners, Auto
Search is the best choice. First use keys to select
Auto Search item in the Installation menu. Once OK
key is pressed at this item, system will enter into Search-
ing window and start searching automatically.
In this mode, all RF channels prepared in the system will
be searched one by one. Newly searched programs are
automatically sorted into two different categories: TV and
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Radio. After one and a half minutes, auto search is com-
plete and all searched program are loaded into the STB’s
memory. During the searching, press EXIT or MENU key
to exit from the Searching window.
1.2 Manual Search
You can set parameters in Manual Search if you are famil-
iar with relevant parameters. In this mode, only one RF
Channel, whose necessary parameters are set in Manual
Search menu by hand, can be searched.
MUX: Press key to pop up a drop-down list box where
you can select your desired option by using keys.
Select the option of your choice and press OK key, the
box disappears and the value in Freq(kHz) varies your
selection. In fact, Freq(KHz) has the same function as
MUX, so you can set one between them randomly.
Freq(KHz): The operations are the same as those in MUX
above.
Mode: By pressing keys, set this item to be 2K, 8K
or Auto.
Guard: Available options are: 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 and Auto.
Press keys to select one of the available alternatives.
BandWidth: You have a choice of 6M, 7M, 8M and Default.
Press keys to select appropriate bandwidth.
FTT: Press keys to select among the preprogrammed
options, including FTT, CAS and All.
Search: Once OK key is pressed, Searching window
will be displayed on the screen. During this process, newly
searched programs will be listed in two columns labeled
with TV or Radio. Two dynamic bars reflecting the signal
quality and the siganl strength will also be displayed. Af-
ter searching well, system will return to Manual Search
menu automatically.
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If there are items that you are not interested in, please set
them to default or auto, Manual Search can also be per-
formed successfully.
During the searching, EXIT or MENU key is used to exit
from Searching window.
1.3 Reset
Select Reset item in the Installation menu and press
OK key. Then a message box will be displayed on the
screen. Press OK key to resume the default.
Note: After restoring default, all programs you have
searched will be erased and all parameters will re-
turn to the factory default. So, this operation is ap-
plied only for special necessary situation.
2. Program Manage
This feature allows you to manage all the programs listed
in the Program Edit window.
On the left side of the Program Edit window, you can see
the program list. On the right side, you can see relevant
parameters of current program such as Frequency, mode,
guard and so on. Move cursor to the desired program by
using key and press OK key, contents of selected
program will be displayed on the back screen.
Two color keys on the RCU has their correponding func-
tion which are described as follows:
Fav (Green colour key) Delete (Yellow colour key)
v Fav
Popular programs can be moved into one of eight different
favourite lists.
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How to make a favourite group
1. When you enter Program Manage window, default fa-
vourite list will be shown on the screen as FAV1. By press-
ing FAV key on the RCU, you can access the next favour-
ite list.
2. Select your favourite program by pressing keys
and press green colour key on the RCU. Then will be
marked next to the selected program name. If you want to
cancel this operation, press green colour key once again,
then the mark will disappear.
How to edit the name of the favourite group
Select the favourite list which needs to be renamed and
press INFO key on the RCU to display a command box.
Select your required character by using direction key on
the RCU and press OK key. Then the selected character
will be shown in the title bar at the top of the command
box.
To switch between capital and lowercase, please select
Caps On command and press OK key on the RCU. Back
command enables you to erase the unwanted character
in the title bar. The command box will disappear and the
new name will be shown in the Program Manage win-
dow instead of the old one after pressing OK key on the
highlighted OK item.
How to edit the program name
Select the program name you want to operate and press
RECALL key. Then the command box will be displayed
on the screen. For further operation refer to the above
specification.
v Delete
This deleting command allows you to delete one or more
unwanted programs permanently. First select the program,
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3. System Setup
Select System Setup item in the Main Menu and press
OK key to pop up System Setup menu. If you want to
further operate some item included in this menu, use
keys to select it and press OK key to enter the corre-
sponding sub menu.
3.1 OSD Setup
In OSD Setup menu, it includes transparency and lan-
guage two items.
3.1.1 Transparency Setup
By pressing OK key at Transparency item, Transpar-
ency Setup window will be displayed on the screen.
Colour: Press keys to select 1, 2 or 3.
Transparency: The value ranges from 10% to 70% by
step 10%. The transparency of the menu that you have
seen varies with your selection.
After setting well, press EXIT or MENU key to exit from
this window.
3.1.2 Language Setup
From here you can select the appropriate language for
menu, audio and subtitle.
First highlight the item you want to operate by using
keys and then press keys to select your required
which you want to delete, and press yellow colour key.
Then will be marked next to the selected program name.
If you want to cancel the deletion, press yellow colour key
again, then the marked name will be back.
Note: The deleted program cannot be recovered un-
less you search again.
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language. For audio language, you may give one of the
preprogrammed languages the highest priority by choos-
ing it as the first language. The rest may be deduced by
analogy.
Press OK key to save your settings. EXIT and MENU
keys are used to exit from the Language Setup window
without saving.
3.2 TV Setting
This item gives you the access to TV Setting window.
This menu consists of the following items:
Screen Type: Press keys to select the aspect ratio
of the output video format among Auto, 16:9, 4:3 Letter
and 4:3 Full.
Banner Time: Whenever a new channel is selected, an
Info bar, which appears momentarily at the bottom edge
of the screen, tells you the information of current channel
such as name, number, attribute and so on. Therefore
this setting is to set the displaying time of the Info bar.
RF Output: The receiver equipped with a RF modulator is
able to modulate a program to a given UHF channel. The
setting range is from 21 to 69. Press keys to select
the channel number you want.
RF Standard: Press keys to select RF standard
among NTSC_M, PAL_B, PAL_I and PAL_DK.
TV Type: Select among PAL, NTSC and SECAM accord-
ing to your TV type.
Service List: Select between LCN Control and Normal.
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3.3 Access
Select Access item in the System Setup menu and press
OK key to display Access window. Before you enter into
this menu, a four digital pin code is needed. The default
pin code is 0000.
Parental lock: You can prevent children or unauthorized
people from watching programs here. Use key to pop
up a drop-down parental rating value list.
Parental Rating Value
No Block: Not Classified
Block R: Restricted 18+
Block AV: Adult, Strong Violence (15+)
Block MA: Mature Audience (15+)
Block M: Mature Audience (15+)
Block PG: Parental Guidance
Block G: General
Block All: Lock all channels
Use keys to select your desired option and press OK
key. Once the Parental is locked, whenever you watch
the locked channel, you should enter the PIN code.
Receive lock: Press keys to select YES or NO. If
YES is selected, when the receiver is powered on, a small
box for entering a password will be displayed on the screen
after the startup OSD.
Change Pin: Pressing key will display Change Pin
command box. Once the old Pin you entered is right, this
command box allows you to enter a new Pin to be used in
future as a parental lock. The default Pin is 0000.
3.4 Time Adjust
Move cursor to Time Adjust item in System Setup menu
and press OK key, and then Time Adjust window will be
diaplayed on the screen.
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Local Time: The value in this item varies with what you
have selected in Time Zone item.
Daylight saving time: The available options are Auto,
Yes or NO. The default value is Auto.
Time Zone: In order to display the local time correctly, it
may be necessary to set a time offset indicating the differ-
ence between local time and GMT. Here there are seven
available options such as SA, WA, TAS, NT, NSW/ACT,
VIC and QLD. Please use keys to select one among
them.
Timer Manager: Press keys to select YES or NO. If
YES is selected, the timer will work.
Start Time: Use numeric keys to enter the start time
when the receiver is turned on automatically.
Turn off Time: Use numeric keys to enter the turn off
time when the receiver is turned off automatically.
Change CH Time: Use the numeric keys on the RCU to
enter the desired time when the receiver switches from
the channel being viewed to the channel specified by the
channel number shown in the Change CH No item.
Change CH No: Your required channel number can be
entered manually with the numeric keys on the RCU.
After setting well, press EXIT or MENU key to exit from
the Time Adjust window.
3.5 System Information
From here, information about this receiver such as
Manufacture, Model, H/w Version and so on will be dis-
played on this window.
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4. Game
In Main Menu menu, move cursor to Game item and
press OK key, and then Game menu will be displayed.
The receiver has provided two games for enjoyments such
as Five Steon and Tetris. Use keys to select desired
game and press OK key to play. You can fully enjoy the
games by referring to the prompt on the screen.
5. Shortcut Key Function
The basic functions of your receiver for watching TV pro-
gram or listening to the radio are described as the
following.
5.1 Program Guide
By pressing Guide key on the RCU, the EPG window will
be displayed on the screen. Since this window can take
the place of a TV guide managzine, you can know more
information about the current program or an upcoming pro-
gram (up to seven days).
You can see a channel list on the left side, press
keys to select a program. The video from the selected
channel will always blend into the menu as an insert. The
program guide also works in radio mode. To get detailed
information about the selected channel, press yellow
colour key on the RCU to run Program Detail window. In
this window, a brief overview on various programs is pro-
vided along with the title of these programs. Blue colour
key is used to display Weekly EPG window.
5.2 Program List
To select the desired channel in the program list, you
should firstly display the Program list by directly press-
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